I generally like the idea and support but would have the same concerns as Dan Scott. I don't have a solution either.
Tim Spindler C/W MARS On Tuesday, July 30, 2013, Rogan Hamby wrote: > I think I know the Dilbert cartoons you speak of and none of us want those > scenarios! Wally made a fortune.... > > Anyway, I think those are valid concerns and concerns I have as well but > I'd like to see what Kathy comes up with for a proposal. I don't think we > have the resources to offer more than a minimal award so I would hope that > potential financial gain would be a big factor. And unlike Wally hopefully > no one would create bugs just to fix them later. :) > > Also, in the spirit of it being largely symbolic, as Ruth points out, in a > discussion off list about swag the idea has been thrown out to use some > kind of swag. I'm personally amused at the idea of a t-shirt that says > "Bug Killer" > > > > On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Dan Scott > <d...@coffeecode.net<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'd...@coffeecode.net');> > > wrote: > >> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 05:35:04PM -0400, Rogan Hamby wrote: >> > I haven't heard any dissents and at least two in favors of (you and I) >> so >> > in the spirit of a meritocracy I would say Kathy that at the least if >> you >> > want to come up with a model of how to handle it, go ahead and let's >> start >> > poking at the details. >> > >> > I won't derail things with my wishlist for accessibility. :) >> > >> > I agree that wishlist bugs shouldn't be on the list. >> >> Okay, I'll offer a conditional dissent then. I worry that the >> introduction of financial incentives will disrupt the contributor >> ecology. As soon as money is in the picture, all sorts of interesting >> side effects can occur. >> >> For example, will this act as a disincentive for open communication >> and collaboration about potential alternatives for fixing a bug (because >> potential fixers jealously guard their approaches from one another)? >> Will it reduce the interest of current developers in providing >> assistance to new contributors? Will it introduce difficulties in trying >> to divvy up credit for bug fixes? Do reviewers of bug fixes get any >> share of the cash? Do reporters of bugs who provide reproducible test >> cases get any share of the cash? Is there any requirement to providing >> regression tests (to prevent the bug from ever rearing its head again) >> as part of the bug fix? Will contributors of new functionality bury bugs >> they know about in the interest of getting paid twice, once for the new >> functionality, and then later for the bug fixes? >> >> My conditional dissent would like some examples of projects where bug >> bounties have actually worked. The examples that I've seen have focused >> on reporting security vulnerabilities. If there are a few solid cases >> out there that can serve as a model for us, then I would turn my dissent >> into cautious assent. >> >> It could be that I've just read one too many Dilbert cartoons... >> > > > > -- > > Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA > Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, > York County Library System > > "You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit > me." > -- C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis> > -- Tim Spindler tjspind...@gmail.com *P** Go Green - **Save a tree! Please don't print this e-mail unless it's really necessary.*